Windy!

[throdgrain]

Since going back to .177 a couple of years ago I have of course been very impressed by the lack of pellet drop compared to .22. However it does seem that even a bit of wind can put a 8 and a bit grain pellet one mildot out at 30 yards. Does anyone have any answers for this? I normally use Superdomes but they seem to be very effected at 30 yards, H&N Field Target Trophy slightly less so. Anyone have any other suggestions? Heavier pellets?

My air rifles are an HW100 and an HW97K (well, the ones I use anyway )

[English]

Restricting shooting to completely windless days proves to be highly effective for this problem

Alternatively practice and use some cheat data you can fix inside the butler creek scope covers as an instant guide?

[gsxrman]

So firstly you need your power level up to 11.5, and then use short pellets.
Anything with a long skirt in any calibre is affected more than a short variant of the same weight and FPS.
I use premiers at 7.9 for target and 10.3 for quarry.

[ballisticboy]

The pellet with the highest value of BC multiplied by muzzle velocity will be the one which will be the least affected by a cross wind. Forget about the length of a pellet, it is irrelevant as the cross wind does not blow on the side of the pellet or any other projectile. How wind really affects pellets was explained by Jim Tyler in the July 2019 Airgun World.

If you have Chairgun, you can model trajectories on there to see the relative performance of different pellets.

[throdgrain]

To be honest I'd sooner try a few that people have had success with.

[the growler]

Now this is strange. We were out trying my 30cal wolverine last week. Firing at a large steel plate at 50yards. The 30cal were not bad in the wind. But it does 100ft/lbs. So my mate brought out his two daystate mk3 rifles. One in .22 and one in .177. The 177 had easy half less drop and half less windage as the .22. So at the legal limit. 177 is far better.

[TonyL]

To be honest I'd sooner try a few that people have had success with.

Give the JSB Exact Heavy and the H&N Baracuda FT a try.

[BTDT]

How wind really affects pellets was explained by Jim Tyler in the July 2019 Airgun World.

Only after you'd explained it to me, several times, Miles

[gsxrman]

R&D is one thing and using mathematical algorithims is another thing.
You cant beat being out in the real world and watching the results for yourself.
For me, longer skirted pellets like JSB have always moved more than a shorter pellet like premiers.
Although Bisley mags were really good too.